My Framework struggles to do tasks that, AFAIK, it should have no problem doing. like YouTube. or web browsing. or lightweight games like Factorio. Stuff my 10th gen T480s has no problem doing.
It seems to be not venting very much air. also, i get like two hours of battery life.
is it supposed to be like this, or is my laptop bad, or am I dumb?
I have the i7-1165G7 model. I’m running Windows 10.
It gets quite hot. How do I check the battery usage?
BIOS is 3.07.
for the record, it shipped like this, i’ve just been dealing with it ™ since i got it in june.
Can you use a program like HWInfo64 and post screenshots to provide more information? Are the fans running at high speed/particularly loud? Also worth looking inside if you haven’t already.
I ran Cinebench R23. I got a score of 5017, which is similar to the built-in i7-1165G7 score, but the fan was running wide open, seemed (subjectively) to be making the sound fans make when they’re not getting much resistance, and the CPU hit 100 degrees.
If you can expand this/maximise and post screen shots you will see everything that you are being asked to show/asked how to show.
In HWInfo64 you can increase the number of columns with the blue arrows in the bottom left to fit more info in one screen shot. You can monitor the values at idle and under load (like Cinebench run).
Your Cinebench scores seem on the lower end.
Have you opened the machine to check for physical issues?
I hate to ask this, but do you have the Framework on a flat solid surface. Some folks in the past have not realized the air intakes are on the bottom… Hence it not working well, on a blanket in bed, etc.
Usually. I sometimes use it on my lap, but it has all the problems above on solid surfaces or even partially on it’s side so the intake is totally unencumbered. The cinebench test was done sitting on my desk.
You can take a look if anything seems different from pictures on the repair guides, “spot the difference”, if there is any
Given the airflow concerns you stated, look for obstructions to air particularly. If you suspect lint/debris you could remove the fan to check there too. Two screws and the plug. Edit: not 100% certain it is independently removable from the heatsink but you can use HWiNFO data first.
@Second_Coming is correct but I see the reason for confusion now. When you start HWiNFO64 you can tick the option to launch just the sensors
Then expand to two columns with the blue arrows and I suggest collapsing memory timing so you should have something like this
Hi @SIGSTACKFAULT. If you have not reached out to Framework Support yet to work through the issues, please do so as we’d like to learn more. Your Framework Laptop should not have issues performing the tasks you’ve mentioned and it’s possible the heatsink/fan kit needs to be re-pasted if it’s throttling due to thermal issues. We can help.